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you'll never be able to use them again. the sea water is modulated with boron to make sure that neurons aren't active. that means the plants are a write-off. the question is can they continue keeping this sea water in at a proper level to keep the temperatures safe. >> ifill: is what we just saw in those pictures, is that we have here in the united states? is it the same kind of set-up? >> well, basically our struck truers are a little beefier than that. one important point which i should tell everybody is that the diesel fuel tanks for the auxiliary generators which keep the water pumping are all buried here in the united states. these tanks were above ground for reasons that a lot of engineers can't fully understand. this is, after all, a seismically active area. the ring of fire. japanese after all invented the term tsunami. the fact that they had fuel tanks of diesel to run these generators this last resort generator above grown has people mystified. >> ifill: without the power you can't keep it cool. that's the problem
you'll never be able to use them again. the sea water is modulated with boron to make sure that neurons aren't active. that means the plants are a write-off. the question is can they continue keeping this sea water in at a proper level to keep the temperatures safe. >> ifill: is what we just saw in those pictures, is that we have here in the united states? is it the same kind of set-up? >> well, basically our struck truers are a little beefier than that. one important point which i...
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all the libyans are with us. if we win, we'll go on to the capital. >> reporter: not much interest here in negotiations. despite today's reports of contacts between the council in benghazi and qaddafi's people. more families were leaving today heading east to relative safety. and the fighters were praying, resolute in their belief that god and history are on their side. opposition forces said they controlled the town's square. bill neely is one of the international journalists who a has tried to get in. he filed this report from tripoli. >> reporter: this is the image colonel ka qaddafi wants to show of the rebels on their knees and in his hands. it's being broadcast over and over on libyan state television. his message to the country is that the refuse revolution is being crushed, a message rammed home on the front lines. >> yesterday we killed those in ras lanouf. tomorrow we will kill you everywhere in libya. >> reporter: we've been prevented by qaddafi's forces from reaching the town of jawiyah pounded again
all the libyans are with us. if we win, we'll go on to the capital. >> reporter: not much interest here in negotiations. despite today's reports of contacts between the council in benghazi and qaddafi's people. more families were leaving today heading east to relative safety. and the fighters were praying, resolute in their belief that god and history are on their side. opposition forces said they controlled the town's square. bill neely is one of the international journalists who a has...
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but fresh that out a little bit for us. how dangerous is it when it goes into the soil and also into... more into the ocean, spreading in the ocean? >> well, two different situations. it really depends on what something that we don't know quite now is how much radioactivity is being deposited in the sea or in the ground. i think the short-term issues are actually quite small in terms of public health. but we have much more important long-term issues that we're going to face. the dominant radio isotopes will be radioactivity cesium. that has a laugh life of decades so we're really talking about some exposure to the environment for really a generation or more to come. how important that is really depends on how much radioactivity gets into the environment. that we really don't know at this point. but the short-term issues i think are not so important for the general population. the exposures that people are getting short term over the next days or even weeks, as it stands at the moment, are relatively small. >> brown: james a
but fresh that out a little bit for us. how dangerous is it when it goes into the soil and also into... more into the ocean, spreading in the ocean? >> well, two different situations. it really depends on what something that we don't know quite now is how much radioactivity is being deposited in the sea or in the ground. i think the short-term issues are actually quite small in terms of public health. but we have much more important long-term issues that we're going to face. the dominant...
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they brought us here to show us the damage. we're in the inner sanctum of the leader's compound. they say this is all the evidence they need to show that the coalition is trying to kill qaddafi. britain's minister of defense told channel 4 news that today what hit this building was a tomahawk cruise missile fired from a british submarine. the building was believed to have contained military communications equipment making it, a legitimate target. qaddafi's famous bed win tent where he works and entertains his visitors was just over 100 meters from the blast site. the leader's whereabouts are presently unknown. just over 100 miles from tripoli, qaddafi's forces are still reported to be besieging the contested city of misrata. no fresh footage has emerged today. but the residents claim his troops are using civilians as human shields and firing on unarmed civilians too. this despite government affirmations that it's stick to go the cease-fire. coalition warplanes will right now be readying for their third night of raids on libya. the leader himself has not been seen or heard from si
they brought us here to show us the damage. we're in the inner sanctum of the leader's compound. they say this is all the evidence they need to show that the coalition is trying to kill qaddafi. britain's minister of defense told channel 4 news that today what hit this building was a tomahawk cruise missile fired from a british submarine. the building was believed to have contained military communications equipment making it, a legitimate target. qaddafi's famous bed win tent where he works and...
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is backing him against us. the u.s. is killing us. so the u.s. needs to come out visibly and say this is our position. they haven't done that. what they're saying is that they support dialogue and a peaceful transition, and at the same time they condemn the protesters, and more than 52 people were killed. >> woodruff: which is what happened last week. and you've had a rapid change of events since then. nadia, you were telling me a moment ago that you and rgs have concerns about what happened. you were saying that many people believe president sala will end up going sooner than later, but you're worried about what happened in the new political system after that. >> the world is concerned about the transition phase. the world is concerned about how the transition -- what is coming after, and who is coming after, and the transition to power. that, in my opinion, is not the problem. the problem is after that what happens. we have to face the negativity that sala left behind. he is going to leave us with no money, and there will be resentedment and th
is backing him against us. the u.s. is killing us. so the u.s. needs to come out visibly and say this is our position. they haven't done that. what they're saying is that they support dialogue and a peaceful transition, and at the same time they condemn the protesters, and more than 52 people were killed. >> woodruff: which is what happened last week. and you've had a rapid change of events since then. nadia, you were telling me a moment ago that you and rgs have concerns about what...
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also reduce the cost to us. those are important factors also. >> woodruff: senator reed, are you comfortable at this point with what is happening there, that the leadership of this military effort is being handed off and can you help us better understand what is the ongoing role of the u.s. in that coalition? >> well, the nato is now in charge of the operation. there's a canadian general also who is the commander. we still provide very critical and in some cases unique capabilities. reconnaisance. some search-and-rescue. some activities that are not available to our nato forces, our other allies. but essentially now this is a combined nato mission. a lot of the missions are being flown by the british and the french. we have contributions from the qatarees who are not part of nato but are contributing. this is a truly international coalition. that in itself sends a very strong message to qaddafi. it's not him against the united states but him against the world. those are not good chances for him. >> woodruff: wha
also reduce the cost to us. those are important factors also. >> woodruff: senator reed, are you comfortable at this point with what is happening there, that the leadership of this military effort is being handed off and can you help us better understand what is the ongoing role of the u.s. in that coalition? >> well, the nato is now in charge of the operation. there's a canadian general also who is the commander. we still provide very critical and in some cases unique capabilities....
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it's all gone, he told us. then he said with a wry smile it was supposed to be earthquake proof but my family is okay. every few minutes the rescue teams were pulling bodies out. four here left for collection. another covered with plastic sheeting and a simple note attached saying where and when it was found. they do their best to give dignity to the dead, but there are simply too many to stand on ceremony. this man is alive today because he was at work elsewhere. he knew why this disaster had been so deadly. "after the earthquake the waves began almost immediately," he told us. "it wasn't only about 15 minutes so there wasn't enough time." (crying) two old friends hug each other as they discovered both have lived through this. a small ray of happiness in what is otherwise uniformly depressing. above above them helicopters are trying to douse the flames that are still burning on the hillsides. because the devastation here is not just in the town but for miles up the valley into areas that have never been though
it's all gone, he told us. then he said with a wry smile it was supposed to be earthquake proof but my family is okay. every few minutes the rescue teams were pulling bodies out. four here left for collection. another covered with plastic sheeting and a simple note attached saying where and when it was found. they do their best to give dignity to the dead, but there are simply too many to stand on ceremony. this man is alive today because he was at work elsewhere. he knew why this disaster had...
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, add us to your news diet and get us when you want, where you want. of course the broadcast is still what all of us are working toward in the evening but there's so much content up to that point. we're trying to help people understand that we have a lot of very sharp minds here that are working throughout the day and you can actually come in and sample a little bit of white might be on the show, maybe something that doesn't make the show. the online newshour is trying to compete with the incredibly vast array of existing content providers and websites with a much smaller budget, food foot print, but what we have is solid, reliable content that people have come to trust day in and day out. and this is a broadcast that actually allows you to have a substantive conversation about a topic. maybe it's 7 minutes, maybe 12, maybe 4 or 5. that's unheard of. so, i mean, i think that we're playing to a much smarter audience, a much more thoughtful audience, more attentive and i think that is partly because they have a stake in it. partly because they have us,se
, add us to your news diet and get us when you want, where you want. of course the broadcast is still what all of us are working toward in the evening but there's so much content up to that point. we're trying to help people understand that we have a lot of very sharp minds here that are working throughout the day and you can actually come in and sample a little bit of white might be on the show, maybe something that doesn't make the show. the online newshour is trying to compete with the...
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had sanctioned the use of military power. but it's not so strange, given persistent reports, post-cease- fire announcement, that rebel- held misratah, 130 miles east of tripoli, remains under heavy bombardment. the government denies this. we can't authenticate these pictures, but they accord with eyewitness reports. 25 killed, doctors say. so much for the immediate cease- fire. >> they're still shelling. i hope you can hear gunfire in the background. about an hour ago, two shells landed across the road from the medical center into the local hotel there. >> reporter: colonel qaddafi had warned that his troops would have no mercy. "the u.n. had no right to intervene," he said, branding it madness. "if the world has gone crazy," he said, "then we will go crazy, too." at 2:00 a.m. local time, two hours after the u.n. vote, angry protesters interrupted an emergency news conference at our central tripoli hotel. "britain and america have let us all down once again," they chant. these demonstrators knew exactly where to come. they've
had sanctioned the use of military power. but it's not so strange, given persistent reports, post-cease- fire announcement, that rebel- held misratah, 130 miles east of tripoli, remains under heavy bombardment. the government denies this. we can't authenticate these pictures, but they accord with eyewitness reports. 25 killed, doctors say. so much for the immediate cease- fire. >> they're still shelling. i hope you can hear gunfire in the background. about an hour ago, two shells landed...
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help fill us in. there is, of course, world war ii,, u but there is also a lot of history of nuclear power, energy in japan, questions of security and safety. talk about some of that. >> obviously, at the end of world war ii, japan was a target of new nuclear bomb attacks by the united states and allied forces, and that created a very strong adverse reaction toward this whole concept of nuclear energy, atomic bomb in general. but at the same time, japan is a very resource-poof country so they have been importing over 95% of their oil supply from the middle east and there always is a demand to diversify the energy resources. and the nuclear power is one of such sources. in fact, japan's, the percentage of nuclear power that is occupied in japan's complete, total electricity output is about 30%, which is quite high among industrialized countries. but at the same time, there's always been a question about why whereto put those nuclear plants whether the nuclear plants are safe. there has been, like the p
help fill us in. there is, of course, world war ii,, u but there is also a lot of history of nuclear power, energy in japan, questions of security and safety. talk about some of that. >> obviously, at the end of world war ii, japan was a target of new nuclear bomb attacks by the united states and allied forces, and that created a very strong adverse reaction toward this whole concept of nuclear energy, atomic bomb in general. but at the same time, japan is a very resource-poof country so...
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it took us 31 days. moreover, we've accomplished these objectives consistent with the pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited and that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken command of the enforcement of the arms embargo and the no fly zone. last night nato decided to take on the additional responsibility of protecting libyan civilians. this transfer from the united states to nato will take place on wednesday. going forward, the lead in enforcing the no fly zone and protecting civilians on the ground will transition to our allies and partners. and i am fully confident that our coalition will keep the pressure on qaddafi's remaining forces. in that effort, the united states will play a s
it took us 31 days. moreover, we've accomplished these objectives consistent with the pledge that i made to the american people at the outset of our military operations. i said that america's role would be limited and that we would not put ground troops into libya, that we would focus our unique capabilities on the front end of the operation and that we would transfer responsibility to our allies and partners. tonight we are fulfilling that pledge. our most effective alliance, nato, has taken...
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heinonen, thanks very much for being with us. there was the bad news about smoke coming out of some of these reactors today but then there seemed to be some good news that the pumps are working in a couple of the reactors, that the power lines are restored. how significant is all this? >> first of all, it is very serious as we heard. this is by far not resolved but we see that the engineers are working hard. once they get the power restored properly, they can look how the equipment has been damaged, which equipment can be used and which equipment needs to be replaced. then we start to see light at the end of this long long tunnel. >> woodruff: when we hear the man at the nuclear regulatory commission saying that there is, i think he used the term, containment is now functional in three of the reactors, what does that mean? >> it means that the fuel which was in the reactor itself is contained properly so there is no emergency to that end. but the company still has to maintain and restore the adequate cooling of those reactors for
heinonen, thanks very much for being with us. there was the bad news about smoke coming out of some of these reactors today but then there seemed to be some good news that the pumps are working in a couple of the reactors, that the power lines are restored. how significant is all this? >> first of all, it is very serious as we heard. this is by far not resolved but we see that the engineers are working hard. once they get the power restored properly, they can look how the equipment has...
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>> this is a very big challenge for us. but one thing that we find a little encouraging even in this circumstance is all the people in the world are trying to help us. and also people are trying to cope with their situation honorably. very few looting and things like that. trying to be rather patient and resilient. we hope that we'll come back soon. it will take time. but we are coming back. >> let's turn to the nuclear issue. you mentioned it yourself. how close are the workers at the plant, fish... officials there, the plant, to making it safe? >> this is difficult to pre-judge. the situation changes every day. but we feel that we have approaching a stage where we could control this situation. i don't say that we have arrived. we are trying to approach that. there are six reactors we have to take care of. sometimes smoke comes out. we have to put the water. this activity is going on every day. >> woodruff: how doo you define getting it under control? what is that going to mean. when what will have happened? >> to bring it
>> this is a very big challenge for us. but one thing that we find a little encouraging even in this circumstance is all the people in the world are trying to help us. and also people are trying to cope with their situation honorably. very few looting and things like that. trying to be rather patient and resilient. we hope that we'll come back soon. it will take time. but we are coming back. >> let's turn to the nuclear issue. you mentioned it yourself. how close are the workers at...
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going to the bathroom is major problem for us all of -- all of us. >> if they can make it over the damaged road. search and rescue teams like this one keep looking, so far they're not finding the survivors they hep hoped for. on thursday they re-opened in northeastern japan, relieving some of the bottlenecks that have prevented supplies. if posted from now on, the relief effort can look in in earnest. >>> a history making project in space is underway right now and the bay area sky is gone up. spacecraft makes these first orbit around the planet closest to the sun. the object how it's radioactive service can help detect lupus and radioactive source on earth. >> reporter: most bay area residents will not consider a cloudy thursday night to be a great start to start it. tonight's skies was special. >> we've been waiting for this moment for about seven years. >> reporter: morgan and a team they delivered more last year to develop the gama ray or grf. embarked on historical mission on board the messenger spacecraft found for the planet mercury. after traveling through space faster than a bullet
going to the bathroom is major problem for us all of -- all of us. >> if they can make it over the damaged road. search and rescue teams like this one keep looking, so far they're not finding the survivors they hep hoped for. on thursday they re-opened in northeastern japan, relieving some of the bottlenecks that have prevented supplies. if posted from now on, the relief effort can look in in earnest. >>> a history making project in space is underway right now and the bay area...